Mi Nidito Restaurant 1813 S 4th Avenue South Tucson AZ 520-622-5081
Hey back again trying to survive the driest August in years. What happened to our monsoon rain? Damn, it is hot and dry. Well we went to one of our longtime favorites in the Mexican restaurant row on South 4th Avenue in South Tucson. It was Friday and I was with some business pals. We made a pact to go early so we would not have to wait. One of the reasons I have not been to Mi Niditos in years is that I am a bad waiter. I hate lines for food. There are those that say this place is worth it and I say there are just too many good restaurants available. That being the case I was kind of excited to come back to my comfortable "Little Nest" which is the translation for Mi Nidito. I recognized the owner right off and thought, "Geez, do I look as old as this guy". I have been going here for 30 years. The answer is probably yes. Once we got our table the service was fast, courteous and very fast. This place knows how to turn tables. I forgot to say that this was the one Mexican food restaurant where then President Bill Clinton sat at the table next to ours and ate the dickens out of a giant combo plate. There are many pics of Wild Bill around the place and obviously, they are quite proud he ate here. It also raised prices about $2.00 per plate in my opinion. This place is not cheap. I opted for a medley of different tacos. I ordered the carne seca (dried beef), ground beef patty, and machaca(shredded beef). When they came to the table, it was hard to see the tacos through the lettuce. I have to say, one of my favorite things about this place was this is where it was automatic you got green peas and radishes on your tacos. Not any more. They were absent. The hamburger patty taco might have been the best. It was a nice mixture of patty deep fried slightly with the taco shell. The carne seca was spicy but just a little too moist. It should have been drier. The machaca was so so but it was good. This place holds a solid middle of the road score for the Taco Trail of 2009. Three tacos and iced tea was about $11.50. My pals had a combo plate $9.50 and a green chile plate $9.00. They all said their food was good. Once again, our solid favorite still holds the numero uno spot. Maicos.
Next week, we begin to hit the taco vans. Hopefully it will be cooler. Keep following us as we begin the "mobile cart' phase of our mission.
Sorry, but we have no pics this week.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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